Wow, it seems like Portland really is the place to be vis-à-vis the filming of TV shows. First Portlandia, then Superheroes and now American Idol! Last week saw the show come to Portland for the first time ever! So I wanted to know, who could I maybe spot in our local supermarket who would be appearing on the show?

There was Brittany Zika. She was the one who sang with Sara Bareilles onstage (that was the one who made me laugh as she tripped trying to get up to her metal cylinder of doom). Anyway back to Zika – she had a stunning voice – everyone thought so, as she sang Brandi Carlile’s “The Story.”